Performing Arts
The San Diego Symphony has announced their 2026 Conrad Prebys Summer Season at the Rady Shell at Jacobs Park. The iconic waterfront venue is home to the Symphony’s summer season and will feature performances by the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, genre-spanning touring and guest artists, blockbuster films in concert and more. The summer season officially kicks off on June 26 with a performance led by SDSO Music and Artistic Director Rafael Payare.
La Jolla Music Society is celebrating the 40th annual SummerFest from July 31 – August 29, 2026. This annual chamber music festival brings the greatest classical musicians and more from around the world to The Conrad in La Jolla for four weeks of concerts planned by Music Director and acclaimed concert pianist Inon Barnatan. SummerFest 2026 takes on the theme “Making History.”
San Diego Opera presents the Southern California premiere of Fellow Travelers, set to debut at the Balboa Theatre in downtown San Diego and run from July 10-12. Based on Thomas Mallon’s novel, Fellow Travelers, the opera follows two men as they navigate a secret, heated romance amid political paranoia and fear in the McCarthy Era. The debut coincides with San Diego Pride Month.
The Rosin Box Project, a local nonprofit contemporary ballet company, presents the third show of their 2026 season, DEBUTS: The Frame Wide Open from July 29-Aug. 2 at The Joan, one of San Diego’s newest performing arts centers. The show will feature bold new works from choreographers Jennifer Archibald, Christian Denice and Carly Topazio in an intimate setting.
The La Jolla Playhouse has announced the lineup for their 2026 Summer Season, which includes the award-winning show Purpose (May 12– June 7), the West Coast premiere of The Monsters (June 2–28), and the world premiere of The Family Album.